happen

Definition for happen

verb as in come to pass; occur

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appear, arise, arrive, crop up, develop, fall, go on, hit, materialize, meet, pass, result, take effect, take place, transpire

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befall, betide, bump, chance, down, ensue, eventuate, follow, issue, light, proceed, recur, shake, smoke, spring, stumble, supervene

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be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, luck, present itself, stumble upon, turn out, turn up, what goes

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Frustrated with the "poor care" she had received, Naomi took a picture of the sleeping healthcare assistant to prove it had happened.

From BBC

"Some services are desperate to dispense the stuff and don't care what happens," claims Professor Richard Donnelly, editor of medical journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

From BBC

Murphy: I like those episodes where the kids are each telling their own story — and it might not have happened.

From Los Angeles Times

“As the son of immigrants, I know what happens when you feel like you’re excluded,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a fair question, but the documentary never adequately spells out why that’ll never happen.

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